Slough · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Ditton, Slough
Grease filter exchange for Ditton and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Damaged filters letting grease past
Grease filter exchange in Ditton, done properly
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in Ditton, whether there’s one canopy or many. We can come before or after service, so cooking is not interrupted. The work covers wall canopies, restaurants and pubs and island canopies, and people most often call us about grease left in baffles after washing and missing filters in the filter bank.
For a kitchen in or near Ditton, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Ditton (SL3)
- Region
- Slough
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. A clean exchange set brings the airflow back.
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. They can be on the same exchange schedule as baffle filters.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward and we can book that in.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Questions from Ditton
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Ditton during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 17 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Ditton. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Ditton?
Ditton is in the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, that is an option. The first step is looking at the filters you have because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
We check every filter at each visit. Any that are bent or damaged are flagged, because gaps let grease into the plenum.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
Pricing depends on the kitchen, so we need to know the filters and interval first. You get a fixed price before the service starts.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a written, dated record with photos of what we did and anything we couldn’t access.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find and the report sets out why.
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. For a village or hamlet like Ditton, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
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Kitchen extracts in Ditton
Food Standards Agency records list about 32 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 19 sandwich bars and takeaways across Ditton and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Fire safety in Ditton falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Windsor and Maidenhead council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Ditton. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Upton Hospital is the nearest hospital to Ditton, about 1.5 miles north-west. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Castleview Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Ditton is about 2 miles south-east of Slough, in Slough. Whether your site is in the middle of Ditton or further out, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Slough coverage runs to 31 places, and Ditton is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Guildford page, about 17 miles away.
Work in SL3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Thorn Road, Ditton Road and London Road, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Datchet (1 mile south-west), Myrke (1 mile north-west), Brands Hill (1 mile south-east), Sunnymeads (2 miles south) and Colnbrook (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Cippenham (4 miles north-west), Britwell (4 miles north-west), Burnham (5 miles north-west), Stoke Poges (4 miles north), Huntercombe (4 miles north-west) and Farnham Common (5 miles north-west).
Near you in Ditton
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ditton Park, Ditton Park Academy and Upton Court Grammar School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Datchet station, about 0.8 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Upton Hospital (1.5 miles north-west) and Museum of Eton Life (1.9 miles west). The countryside around Ditton includes Staines Reservoirs and Stoke Common.
Nearby places to Ditton
Other services in Ditton
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Ditton?
Wherever you are, Ditton included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. A missed wash or two is all it takes for filters to fill with grease.
What we are most often called out for:
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Blocked baffle filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Where a hall near St Francis Assisi, or anywhere in Ditton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What your quote should include
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos